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prescribing

verb

present participle of prescribe

as in specifying

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways

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Recent Examples of prescribing Errors in prescribing high risk drugs are not higher than other medications, but the resulting consequences are more severe for the patient. — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 Spring ‘27 feels less about prescribing one way to dress and more about giving the customer the freedom to create their own point of view. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 As doctors stopped prescribing hormone replacement during menopause, an uptick in fatal UTIs began. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 In a recent examination of prescribing trends, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Olfson and his team reported progress. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Three other three-judge panels on the 5th Circuit -- one in this case and two in an earlier one -- and two district courts have already agreed that rules for prescribing mifepristone are too loose. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 And on the business side, clinicians get little support in helping patients with lifestyle changes and nonmedication treatments – rather than prescribing drugs. — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 It may be triggered by prescribing behavior, an emerging patient need, digital engagement or channel preference. — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The league spent around 10 years defending a lawsuit accusing its teams of over-prescribing opioids and other painkillers. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
In addition to specifying what an agent is allowed to access, organizations need to be equally explicit about what the agent is expected to accomplish, where autonomous decision-making is appropriate and when human approval is required.

— Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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Later still, we are introduced to Satoko Iijima (Ishida), who again shares many defining features with her two namesakes, albeit with just enough subtle differences to keep the audience on the back foot.

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Every generation has had to master the defining tools of its era.

— Mary Moreland, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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